Penn State Scranton Commencement — Cap, Gown, Tassel & Regalia Overview

Penn State Scranton requires all graduates participating in commencement to wear official academic regalia. According to the campus “Commencement Ceremonies” page, every participating student must wear a cap, gown, and tassel — or, alternatively, the uniform of the U.S. Armed Forces. Caps, gowns and tassels are available for purchase through the Campus Bookstore (or through mail-order vendors). Tassels are specified to be worn on the right side of the cap at commencement.

The campus holds a “Grad Fair” before commencement, and during the rehearsal (typically scheduled a few days before commencement), “military and honor cords” are distributed. For graduation-with-distinction or honors students, the campus Penn State Scranton Honors Program defines how honor recognition is displayed: students who have been in the honors program for three or more consecutive years wear a white graduation sash at commencement; those who have participated for two or more consecutive years wear a yellow honor cord. This provides a campus-specific framework for honor cords / sashes beyond the basic cap/gown/tassel set.

Beyond that — for discipline-based tassel colors, hood colors, stole colors, doctoral regalia or a detailed official color-chart — there appears to be **no publicly available** handbook or PDF from Penn State Scranton that defines a full color scheme by academic field or degree level. The publicly accessible commencement information makes no mention of hoods, discipline velvet colors or universal color-coded stoles. Scanning the campus website did *not* reveal a documented “academic-regalia color chart” for bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, faculty or discipline-based regalia.

In summary: Penn State Scranton’s commencement ceremony mandates the wearing of official cap, gown and tassel sets, with tassels on the right at the ceremony. Honor-program participants may wear a white sash (for long-term honors) or a yellow honor cord (for shorter-term honors). Military or veteran graduates may receive red-white-blue cords if eligible (as has been the custom for certain cohorts). However — there is no public institutional standard for discipline-based tassel, hood or stole colors, nor publicly documented master’s or doctoral-level regalia color schemes.

• Official academic regalia required — cap, gown, tassel (or approved U.S. Armed Forces uniform).
• Caps, gowns and tassels sold via Campus Bookstore or approved vendor (mail-order available).
• Tassels worn on the right side of the cap during commencement.
• Honor Program recognition: white sash (≥ 3 years in honors), yellow honor cord (≥ 2 years in honors).
• Military / veteran graduates may wear red-white-blue cord where eligible.
• No publicly available color list for discipline-specific tassels, hoods, stoles or doctoral regalia.
• No documented policy for master’s or doctoral-level regalia color scheme on the public site.
• Graduate participation requires prior confirmation and compliance with regalia rules to attend commencement. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Pennsylvania State University Scranton , you can reach out directly to the college's administration or the office responsible for commencement and student services. They can provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic regalia.